Lockheed Martin, and Google Cloud have announced a collaboration to integrate Google’s generative AI into Lockheed Martin’s AI Factory ecosystem. This partnership aims to enhance Lockheed Martin’s ability to train, deploy, and maintain AI models, expanding its AI-driven capabilities in areas critical to national security and aerospace.
The integration leverages Google Cloud’s AI technologies to complement Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive approach to AI, which emphasizes reliability, security, and high-assurance deployment. The AI Factory ecosystem uses both open-source and proprietary models, providing necessary traceability and monitoring.
John Clark, senior vice president of Lockheed Martin Technology & Strategic Innovation, highlighted the benefits of working with Google Cloud: “Using Google Cloud’s AI technologies allows us to explore a range of powerful capabilities to deliver reliable solutions that meet our customers’ needs.”
The collaboration will focus on improving several key areas, including advanced intelligence analysis, predictive maintenance, optimized engineering designs, and secure software development. Google Cloud’s Vertex AI platform will support Lockheed Martin in training and deploying large language models securely across various environments.
This partnership reflects both companies’ commitment to secure and reliable AI deployment. By combining their expertise, they aim to drive continuous innovation and improvement in critical sectors.